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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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