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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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