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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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