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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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