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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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