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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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