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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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