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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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