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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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