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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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