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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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