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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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