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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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