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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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