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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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