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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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