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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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