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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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