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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors 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 original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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