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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the exciting 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 investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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