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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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