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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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