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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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