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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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