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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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