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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the most important 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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