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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology enable students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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