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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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