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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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