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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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