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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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