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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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