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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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