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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning enable people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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