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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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