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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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