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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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