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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key 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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