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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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