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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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