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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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