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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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