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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models 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 we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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