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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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