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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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