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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the sensational 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 stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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