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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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