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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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