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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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