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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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