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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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