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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are empowering students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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