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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better grasp these open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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