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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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