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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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