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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning are empowering learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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