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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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