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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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