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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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