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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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