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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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