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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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