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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning have enabled learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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