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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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