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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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