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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic education technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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