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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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