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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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