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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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