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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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