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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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