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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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