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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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