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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 (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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