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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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