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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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