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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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