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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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