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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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