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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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