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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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