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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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