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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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