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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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