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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology enable learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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