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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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