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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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