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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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