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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This 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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