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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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