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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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