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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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