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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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