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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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