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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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