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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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