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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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