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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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