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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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