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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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