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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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