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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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