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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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