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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding massive open online courses (MOOC) and open educational resources (OER). As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Entrepreneurs and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.

Brand new advances in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates? This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). For more details about this exciting new book please see electronic educational technology.

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