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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important 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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