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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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