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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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