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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning enable learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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