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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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