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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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