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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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