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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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