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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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