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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes 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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