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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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