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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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