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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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