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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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