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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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