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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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