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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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