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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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