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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are considering now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important 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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