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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. 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 online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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