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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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