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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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