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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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