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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand these open education undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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