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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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