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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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