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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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