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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators 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 classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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