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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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