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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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