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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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