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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. 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. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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