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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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