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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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