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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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