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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources