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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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