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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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