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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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