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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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