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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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