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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology enable students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different 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 deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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