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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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