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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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