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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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