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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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