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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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