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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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