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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses online. 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. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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