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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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