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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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