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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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