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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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