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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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