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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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