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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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