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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses 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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