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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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