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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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