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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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