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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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