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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better comprehend these open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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