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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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