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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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