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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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