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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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