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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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