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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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