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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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