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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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