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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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