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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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