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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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