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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses 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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