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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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