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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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