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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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