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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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