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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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