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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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