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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What 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 organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources