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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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