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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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