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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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