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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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