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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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