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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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