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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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