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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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