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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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