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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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