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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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