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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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