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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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