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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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