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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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