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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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