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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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