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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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