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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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