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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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