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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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