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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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