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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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