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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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