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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology enable students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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