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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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