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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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