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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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