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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning have enabled students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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