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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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