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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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