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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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