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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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