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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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