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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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