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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important 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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