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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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