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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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