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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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