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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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