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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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