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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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