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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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