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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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