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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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