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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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