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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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