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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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