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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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