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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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