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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 technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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