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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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