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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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