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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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