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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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