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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology enable learners all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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