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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers 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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