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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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