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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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