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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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