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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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