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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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