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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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