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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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