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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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