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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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