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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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