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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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