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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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