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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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