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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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