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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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