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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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