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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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