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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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