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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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