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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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