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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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