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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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