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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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