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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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