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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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