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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to understand these new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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