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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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