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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that educators 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 massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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