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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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