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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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