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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are enabling students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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