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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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