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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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