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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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