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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes 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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