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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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