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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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