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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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