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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. 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 massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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