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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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