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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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