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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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