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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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