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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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