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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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