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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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