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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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