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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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