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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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