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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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