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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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