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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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