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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important 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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