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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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