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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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