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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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