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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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