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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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