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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What 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 handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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