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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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