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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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