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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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