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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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