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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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