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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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