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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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