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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes 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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