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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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