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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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