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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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