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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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