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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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