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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning enable learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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