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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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