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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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