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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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