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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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