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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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