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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. New developments in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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