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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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