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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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