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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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