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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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