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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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