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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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