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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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