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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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