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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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