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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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