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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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