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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education are making it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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