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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology enable students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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