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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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