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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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