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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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