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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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