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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology have empowered students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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