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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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