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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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