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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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