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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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