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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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