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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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