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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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