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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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