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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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