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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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