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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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