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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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