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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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