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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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