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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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