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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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