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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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