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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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