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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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