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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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