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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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