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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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