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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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