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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major 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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