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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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