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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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