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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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