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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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