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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing 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 resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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