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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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