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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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