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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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