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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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