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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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