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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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