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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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