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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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