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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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