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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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