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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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