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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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