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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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