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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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