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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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