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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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