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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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