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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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