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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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