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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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