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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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