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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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