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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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