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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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