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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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