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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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