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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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