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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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