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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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