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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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