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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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