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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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