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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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