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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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