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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. 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. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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