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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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