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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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