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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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