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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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