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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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