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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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