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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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