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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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