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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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