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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants 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 massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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