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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the 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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