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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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