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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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