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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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