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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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