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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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