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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. 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 MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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