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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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