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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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