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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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