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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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