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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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