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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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