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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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