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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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