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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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