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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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