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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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