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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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