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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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