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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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