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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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