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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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