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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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