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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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