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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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