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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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