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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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