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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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