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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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