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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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