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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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