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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the key 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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