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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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