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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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