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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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