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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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