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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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