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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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