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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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