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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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