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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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