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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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