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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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