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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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