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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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