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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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