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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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