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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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