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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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