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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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