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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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