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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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