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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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