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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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