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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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