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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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