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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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