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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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