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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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