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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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