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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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