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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning have enabled humans all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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