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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning enable learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these open education ventures. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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