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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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