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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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