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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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