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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have enabled students all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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