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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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