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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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