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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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