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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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