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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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