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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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