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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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