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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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