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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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