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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 massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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