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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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