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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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