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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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