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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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