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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners 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 quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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