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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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