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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses 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 online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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