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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology enable humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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