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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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