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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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