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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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