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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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