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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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