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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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