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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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