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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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