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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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