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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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