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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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