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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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