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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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